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Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade, LPCC
Minnesota
LPCC counselor - trauma and anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness therapy
- Trauma informed care
About Christina
Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade is an LPCC licensed in Minnesota with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, parenting and career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other life changes.
She uses concrete, collaborative methods in sessions. Christina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches to help people notice thinking patterns and try different responses. She also incorporates mindfulness practices and existential ideas when they fit the problem at hand.
Christina has specific experience with adoption and foster care concerns, first responder and veteran issues, multicultural and Ojibwe cultural contexts, and working with people coping with disaster, postpartum depression, and process or substance-related addictions. She also mentions work with intellectual disability and impulse-control challenges. Practical skills, symptom management, and day-to-day coping strategies often appear in her sessions.
Her background includes work with teens around anger, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence, and she also sees adults and elders. Christina emphasizes that clients understand their own stories and that therapy builds on strengths people already have. She invites straightforward, problem-focused conversation rather than abstract theorizing.
To begin, clients follow the site's matching steps to schedule a first session and confirm current session formats and costs. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify patterns in thinking and behavior and to test small behavioral changes. She pairs this with client-centered methods that emphasize active listening and practical problem solving. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship feelings and attachment responses are central to the concern, helping people name and shift emotional interactions.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Christina will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Sessions can adapt over time as needs change, and she helps clients compare options and decide what feels most useful.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. It also supports using worksheets, in-session thought records, mindfulness practices, and real-time behavioral experiments that can be done between meetings.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and to practice different ways of responding in daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of clinical experience and practices in Minnesota as an LPCC.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Minnesota with the credential MN LPCC and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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